Adrienne Cooper, inspiring singer, teacher, and deal maker
I had never heard such a voice when I first heard Adrienne sing at the opening of the National Yiddish Book Center in Amherst some 15 years ago. She expressed all the emotion of the occasion! Since then I attended several Yiddish cultural programs, on both the East and West coasts (Circle Lodge, KlezKalifornia, KlezKanada), where she was a dear teacher both for me and for my younger son, Zach. Her professional support was also critical to several years of our former program Mame Loshn NW, as well as for a pilot project here in Seattle funded through Workmen's Circle, for teaching Yiddish language and culture to preschoolers. The online outpouring of grief from around the world and throughout "Yiddishland" has been truly amazing. Our sincere condolences to her entire family. In unity will be our strength when remembering Adrienne together.
A Workmen's Circle Yortsayt
Mir freyen zikh mit undzer yerusheh vos hot undz gegebn di traditsiye fun ontsindn a yortzayt likht. We rejoice in our heritage which has given us the tradition of lighting the yortsayt candle.
Mir veln eybik gedenkn Khane-freyde z''l. We will always remember (our friend) Adrienne.
Zol di sheynkeyt fun ir lebn balykhtn di doyres, un zol undzer lebn shtendik ir opgebn koved. May the beauty of her life shine from generation to generation, and may our lives always bring honor to her memory.
Adrienne Cooper, inspiring singer, teacher, and deal maker
I had never heard such a voice when I first heard Adrienne sing at the opening of the National Yiddish Book Center in Amherst some 15 years ago. She expressed all the emotion of the occasion! Since then I attended several Yiddish cultural programs, on both the East and West coasts (Circle Lodge, KlezKalifornia, KlezKanada), where she was a dear teacher both for me and for my younger son, Zach. Her professional support was also critical to several years of our former program Mame Loshn NW, as well as for a pilot project here in Seattle funded through Workmen's Circle, for teaching Yiddish language and culture to preschoolers. The online outpouring of grief from around the world and throughout "Yiddishland" has been truly amazing. Our sincere condolences to her entire family. In unity will be our strength when remembering Adrienne together.
A Workmen's Circle Yortsayt
Mir freyen zikh mit undzer yerusheh vos hot undz gegebn di traditsiye fun ontsindn a yortzayt likht. We rejoice in our heritage which has given us the tradition of lighting the yortsayt candle.
Mir veln eybik gedenkn Khane-freyde z''l. We will always remember (our friend) Adrienne.
Zol di sheynkeyt fun ir lebn balykhtn di doyres, un zol undzer lebn shtendik ir opgebn koved. May the beauty of her life shine from generation to generation, and may our lives always bring honor to her memory.
Joan Rudd, Joe Felsenstein, Zach Rudd Felsenstein